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Dec. 15, 1925 I}555I407 J. BESSON SPRINKLING THOUGH Filed Feb. 15, 19242 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR A TTORNE YS Dec. 15,1925 1.565.407

J.BE$SON SPRINKLING TROUGH Filed Feb. 15. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 vINVENTOR W M Y ATToRNExg Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB BESSON OF CARBONDALE, EENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG-NOR TO CARBONDALE MA-CHINE COMFANY, OF CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN-SYLVANIA.

SPRINKLIN G THOUGH.

Application filed February 15,1924. Serial No. 693,005.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB 'BESSON, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Carbondale, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSprinklingTroughs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in sprinkling troughs for atmosphericcondensers or'coolers, or for any other apparatus where a sprinklingtrough may be practicable.

One object of my invention is to secure increased rigidity of the troughwhereby I am able to avoid the necessity for a separate rigid supportingmember.

A further object is to secure a centralized delivery rather than a sidedelivery whereby greater efficiency is secured.

A further object is to confine water leaving the trough and direct it tothe parts to be cooled so that all of the delivered water is efficientlyutilized whether the rate of delivery be high or low.

- A further object-is to secure the delivery of the water along spacedvertical surfaces which may be positioned upon opposite sides of thevertical plane of the axis of the pipe to be'cooled, whereby downflow ofthe water over both sides of the pipe is insured.

A further object is to provide an improved form of trough supportwhereby the trough may be raised or lowered at either end to secureuniform distribution of the water valong the length thereof and withoutthe use of set screws, brackets or other parts directly connected to thetrough.

A further object is to provide a simple, inexpensive construction forsecuring each and all of the objects above referred to.

In the accompanying drawingsI have illustrated one embodiment of myinvention. In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a condenser provided with my improvedsprinkling trough.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is atop plan view of a portion of the trough.

Fi 4 is a vertical transverse section through the trough, on. a largerscale, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical central longitudinal section of a portion ofthetrough but on a smaller scale than Fig. 4

I have illustrated my invention as applied to a condenser of the zig zagconduit type in which the spaced superposed pipes 10 are connected byreturn bends 11. These return bends are so formed that they rest onedirectly upon the other with the lower bends restingupon foot stands 12.The several return bends are connected by tie bolts 13 which extend fromflanges on the foot stands to brackets 14 engaging with the uppersurfaces of the upper bends. If a plurality of the units be employed asshown'in Fig. 2, their upper ends may be spaced and connected by a brace15 which may receive the tie bolts of both units and replace a pair ofbrackets 14.

My improved sprinkling trough is preferably formed of sheet metal withoppo-' sitely disposed downwardly converging side walls 16 which arespaced apart at their lower edges and are integral with the upwardlyextending side walls 17 of'a longitudinally extending substantiallyvertical partition within the trough. In other words the trough is ofsubstantially double V form with the inner sides of the two V sectionsconstituting the side walls of the central partition. All four walls maybe integral, the two partition walls 17 being connected at their upperedges. V

The partition isprovided with a row of spaced outlet openings 18 for thewater. These may be of any desired form, but are preferably ofsubstantially V shape with curved side edges approaching tangency at thelower ends, as shown in Fig. 5. The openings in one side wall of thepartition may be and preferably are united with the openings in theopposite side wall of the partition. In other words the openings areformed in thebend 19 which connects these partition walls and extenddownwardlythe proper distance along said partition walls. The water inthe trough is thus maintained in two separate bodies upon opposite sidesof the central partition and is delivered to the space or passage 20within the partition from both sides thereof. These partition walls arespaced apart at their lower edges and the trough may be so positionedthat these lower edges come upon opposite sides of the center line ofthe upper pipe 10 and the condenser whereby water flowing down thesepartitioned walls is delivered to the pipe so as to flow over theopposite sides of the latter. If the rate of delivery of the water becomparatively high the water level may rise above the top of thepartition, but in any event the side walls confine the streams or jetswhich flow out through the openings 18 and direct all of the waterdownwardly rather than permitting it to be projected out into the airand fall beyond the surface of the parts to be cooled, as is the casewhere the water escapes outwardly from openings in the outer side wallsof the usual V shape trough. The partition thus not only directs all ofthe water downwardly, but insures efficient action on the parts to becooled.

The partition also serves as a strengthening or reinforcing member andgives the trough greater rigidity. The upper edges of the side walls 16of the trough may be connected by diagonal braces 21 as shown in Fig. 3which prevent any lateral bending of the trough and maintain the loweropen end of the passage 20 directly above the upper pipe of thecondenser.

For supporting and adjusting the trough I provide a pair of brackets 22having upwardly extending diverging arms 23 for engaging with the sidewalls of the trough. These brackets may be adjusted toward. and fromeach other to thereby effect a raising or lowering of either end of thetrough. As shown, each bracket has a base portion 24 resting directlyupon a bracket 14 or a connecting brace 15 and is slotted to receive theupper end of the tie bolt 13. By loosening the nut on the upper end ofthe tie bolt the corresponding bracket may be moved toward or away fromthe trough to thereby raise or lower the latter. The trough may bereadily removed at any time from the V shape support formed by the twobrackets as these brackets are not directly connected to the trough.Furthermore by adjusting the two brackets the trough may be movedlaterally in either direction without raising or lowering it, and thusbring the lower edge of the passage 20 directly over the upper pipe. Thesame tie bolts which form a part of the clamping means of the condenseritself serve for holding the trough brackets in position. I thus avoidthe necessity for any adjusting screws and provide simple. inexpensivemeans for adjusting the trough both vertically and laterally. As thepassage 20 is fed from both sides it is more sensitive than aconstruction in which there is only a single row of outlet openings andthe trough need not be filled to as high a level. and therefore need notsupport as much surplus water as is usually necessary. The

trough even when operated at full capacity delivers all of its waterdirectly to the tubes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A sprinkling trough having an upwardlyand longitudinally extending partition formed. of a pair of walls spacedapart to form a water passage open along its lower edge, said partitionhaving openings along the upper edge for the delivery of water from saidtrough downwardly through said passage.

2. A sprinkling trough having a central longitudinally extendingpartition formed of substantially parallel walls having openings alongthe upper edges thereof for the delivery of water from said troughdownwardly between said walls and spaced at the lower edge for theescape of the water along substantially the entire length of the trough.

3. A sprinkling trough having downwardly converging side walls and anupwardly extending central partition lengthwise thereof and formed ofspaced walls each having a row of openings along the upper edge thereoffor the delivery of water to the space within said partition and saidspace being open along its lower edge.

4-. A sprinkling trough formed of sheet metal with downwardly convergingside walls and a central partition formed of spaced walls connectedtogether at their upper ends and each connected to its correspondingside wall at the lower edge, said partition having outlet openings tothe space between said partition walls and said space being open alongits lower edge.

5. A sprinkling trough of substantially double V form with openingsalong the ridge connecting the upper edges of the inner side walls ofthe V sections.

6. A sprinkling trough of substantially I V shape with a centralpartition formed of spaced Walls, said trough having a row of openingsalong the upper edge of said partition for the delivery of waterdownwardly through the partition and a pair of brackets having upwardlyand outwardly inclined surfaces for engaging with the side walls of thetrough.

'7. A sprinkling trough of substantially V shape in cross section andprovided with an upwardly extending centrally disposed partition formedof spaced walls connected together at their upper edges and connected tothe side walls of the trough at their lower edges, said partition havingopenings for the escape of water downwardly therethrough and a pluralityof diagonal braces connecting the upper outer edges of the side walls ofthe trough.

8. A sprinkling trough of substantially V shape with a central partitionformed of spaced walls, said trough having a row of openings for thedelivery of water to the space between said walls, and a pair ofbrackets having upwardly and outwardly inclined surfaces for engagingwith the side walls of the trough.

9. A sprinkling trough made of sheet metal bent to form a pair of outerdownwardly converging side walls and a pair of inner spaced Walls, thetwo inner walls being connected together at their upper edges andconnected at their lower edges to the lower edges of the outer walls toform a pair of V shape sections, the upper portion of one wall of eachsection having a row of openings along the length thereof for the escapeof water and the downward flow thereof along said wall.

Signed at Carbondale, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, 20

this 7th day of February, A. D. 1924.

JACOB BESSON.

